extender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
extender — to spread
The imperfect subjunctive of extender is formed from the third-person plural preterite: extendiera, extendieras, extendiera, extendiéramos, extendierais, extendieran.
extender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when you wanted someone to extend something in the past.
Notes on extender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It uses the preterite stem 'extendier-'. Note the accent on the 'e' in the nosotros form (extendiéramos).
Example Sentences
Si extendieras el mapa, verías dónde estamos.
If you spread out the map, you would see where we are.
tú
Me pidieron que extendiera mi estancia.
They asked me to extend my stay.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'extiendiera' with a stem change.
Correct: extendiera
Why: This tense is built on the preterite stem, which is regular for extender (no 'ie' change).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extiendo
Extender is a stem-changing (e-ie) verb in the present tense: extiendo, extiendes, extiende, extendemos, extendéis, extienden.
Preterite
yo: extendí
Extender is regular in the preterite: extendí, extendiste, extendió, extendimos, extendisteis, extendieron.
Imperfect
yo: extendía
The imperfect of extender is regular: extendía, extendías, extendía, extendíamos, extendíais, extendían.
Future
yo: extenderé
The future of extender is regular: extenderé, extenderás, extenderá, extenderemos, extenderéis, extenderán.
Conditional
yo: extendería
The conditional of extender is regular: extendería, extenderías, extendería, extenderíamos, extenderíais, extenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extienda
The present subjunctive of extender follows the e-ie stem change: extienda, extiendas, extienda, extendamos, extendáis, extiendan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extiende
Commands for extender use the stem change: extiende (tú), extienda (usted), extended (vosotros), extiendan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no extiendas
Negative commands for extender use the present subjunctive forms: no extiendas (tú), no extienda (usted), no extendáis (vosotros), no extiendan (ustedes).